Out Of The Box Cd Of The Week With Paul Shugrue

"Sea of Tears" is the thrid solo album by the Eilen Jewell, known as an earnest folkie, a honky tonk chanteuse and now a roots rocker.

"Brand New Blues" is by the youngest of the Neville Brothers and represents his interpretation of the blues in the 21st Century.

The cd "A New Tide" is the sixth album for Gomez who continue to experiment with their complex textures and folkie rhythms.

The new Indigo Girls' cd "Poseidon and the Bitter Bug" is a full circle return to indie status, with their first independent release since their debut album

"On The Decemberist's fifth album "The Hazards of Love", they have put together powerful concept album that follows the travails of a woman named Margaret and her experiences with, among other things, a shapeshifter, a forest queen and a lecherous, cold hearted rake.

"Bare Bones" is Madeleine Peyroux's fourth cd but her first with all original songs. It's sultry, seductive and she is definitely in her comfort zone.

"No Line on the Horizon" is U2's 11th studio album and cements their image as the biggest band in the world.

"Havin the Last Word" is the farewell album by this trio of Blues women from Fredricksburg, VA after ten albums and twenty years together.

"Rifle and Flask" is the debut album by this Hampton Roads band. They have found the sweet spot between 10 and 11 on the Spinal Tap amplifier.

"It's Not Me It's You" is Lily Allen's second cd as she continues her spunky social commentary as tries to graduate from pop star to artist.

"Willie and the Wheel" is a collaboration between the two Texas institutions on an album of Western Swing standards

"Working on a Dream" is the 16th studio album for Bruce Springsteen and on it he revisits a time when music was positive, symphonic and utterly romantic.

The Former nucleus of the Jayhawks get together as an acoustic duo for an album called "Ready for the Flood"

The seventh solo album from Derek Trucks finds him laying claim to being one of the best contemporary blues players in the world.

The film Cadillac Records chronicles the rise of Chess Records and the actors who portray the blues legends who recorded for that label sing their songs on the soundtrack

"Sugar Mountain Live at Cantebury House 1968" is an archival release recorded at one of Young's first solo acoustic shows

"Change Your Mind" is the second album for Hampton Roads singer-songwriter Julie Clark. It sets a new high water Mark for the local recordings

"A Hundred Million Suns" is Snow Patrol's third major label album and will go a long way toward making this band more of a household name than they already are

"Cardinology" is Ryan Adams' first recording since his well publicized re-hab and sobriety sounds good on him.

"Little Honey" is a lusty celebration of Lucinda's new love.